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C#: Check if any key was pressed in Console

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Both Console.Read() and Console.ReadKey() seem to wait for a key to be pressed. How can I detect if anything was pressed without actually asking for the program to wait till a key is pressed?

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KalEl Avatar asked Nov 20 '09 13:11

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You can poll on Console.KeyAvailable to know if you can read anything.

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weismat Avatar answered Sep 28 '22 04:09

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